Babe Ruth Sympathy Card....

Description

Babe Ruth Sympathy Card.This lot represents material
directly from "The Christy Walsh Estate," which has been in storage
since his passing in 1955 and now brought to surface by his
descendants. All of this correspondence have been stored in the
original files Christy had since 1921 and represents his own
personal mementos, business affairs etc. particularly that with
Babe Ruth. The first true super agent!

Following the passing of baseball's most beloved luminary, the
family of Babe Ruth understandably found itself recipient to
unending expressions of sympathy. The offered memento is an example
of the sympathy cards mailed by the Ruth family to several of those
individuals who remembered (and worshiped) the diamond great. White
with black lettering card reads "The family of the late George
Herman Ruth acknowledges with grateful appreciation the kind
expression of your sympathy." 4.75x3.5". Reverse has some written
notes by Christy Walsh.